tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post1366154404113160926..comments2015-02-04T14:29:47.744-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Sumac In The YardGenevieve Netzhttps://plus.google.com/108863629074987051891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-31243895675128563852006-10-07T23:26:00.000-05:002006-10-07T23:26:00.000-05:00Thanks, Kenneth. I hope you're continuing to feel...Thanks, Kenneth. I hope you're continuing to feel a little better as the days go by. I have heard about poison sumac all my life and never have known what it looks like. Maybe that's it -- a type of sumac that grows near water???!Genevievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-73430903760422710432006-10-07T23:19:00.000-05:002006-10-07T23:19:00.000-05:00The last I read on the sumac in these parts (which...The last I read on the sumac in these parts (which are all ways first to get a start in newly open areas) surprised me. The seed cone trees are the males and the ones without are the females (or is it the other way around?). I always seem to overlook the withouts? Sumac near water is dangerous and to be avoided as poison. Your most receint photos are especially nice, all the way up to "Autumn Blooms" 10/6. :)kenKennethFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10131784351701250555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-29884133111551597392006-10-03T05:55:00.000-05:002006-10-03T05:55:00.000-05:00No, I didn't know that, but it's very interesting ...No, I didn't know that, but it's very interesting and not too surprising.Genevievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-18192001746055225192006-10-03T04:31:00.000-05:002006-10-03T04:31:00.000-05:00I'm sure you probably know, but dried and crushed ...I'm sure you probably know, but dried and crushed sumac berries can be used as a spice. I have never knowingly tasted it myself but it is widely used in various parts of the world.limeynoreply@blogger.com